ShunCheung Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 As 2023 coming to a close, let's try another image thread. The general rule is similar to Nikon Wednesday, but each member is limited to up to 5 images and they must have been captured in 2023: Up to a maximum of 5 images each. You can just post one image, 2 to 5 images in one post, or you may spread them into up to 5 different posts in this thread. Each image must have been captured with either a Nikon camera body and/or a Nikkor lens, but we won't verify that. Each image must have been captured within 2023, but of course we are not going to verify that either. For me, I am most happy with some of my concert images and some bird images from my trip to Costa Rica after Thanksgiving. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Davies Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Not been out as much as I would have liked, better luck next year. Happy New Year to all on here. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Two major events for me this year - trip to La Jolla for pelicans and cormorants and observing an osprey family over a few months at a marina in Portland, Maine. For the latter, it turned out that the 800PF was perfectly suited; in La Jolla I had to "make do" with the 300PF and 500PF. Brandt's Cormorant Osprey 8 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 2 hours ago, Dieter Schaefer said: Two major events for me this year - trip to La Jolla for pelicans and cormorants and observing an osprey family over a few months at a marina in Portland, Maine. For the latter, it turned out that the 800PF was perfectly suited; in La Jolla I had to "make do" with the 300PF and 500PF. I assume you hadn't received the 800mm PF yet when you were in La Jolla (near San Diego). I took that lens to Costa Rica and used it extensively for smaller birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Fight Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Edited December 30, 2023 by Greg Fight 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 22 hours ago, ShunCheung said: I assume you hadn't received the 800mm PF yet when you were in La Jolla (near San Diego). Your assumption is correct, I got the 800PF in late June; the trip to La Jolla was in January. Something that long could be useful there to catch pelican approaching over the ocean or to work from the sidewalk towards the far cliffs. Can't recall if I used the TC-14EIII with the 500PF at all while on La Jolla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Two more birds from Costa Rica 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I don't use my Nikons nearly enough. This is a recent photo of crab pots on the Monterey Municipal Wharf taken with the D50, 50mm Nikkor. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 28 minutes ago, Sanford said: I don't use my Nikons nearly enough. This is a recent photo of crab pots on the Monterey Municipal Wharf taken with the D50, 50mm Nikkor. That is a crab shoot. 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rconey Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) iPhone, no less. Had my Nikon but didn't use it (silly me). Was able to print to 13x19 Edited December 31, 2023 by rconey 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rconey Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismitchell Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Nice photos Edited December 31, 2023 by chrismitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brian_niemi1 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 15 hours ago, chrismitchell said: I forgot how tro upload a photo, sorry, To post from flickr, just grab the image URL from the URL field and post it here - none of their "share options" works here at PN. The BBCode use to be the one to use, but it is not recognized on PN. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Three more images - Brandt's Cormorant from the cliffs of La Jolla and an osprey form Portland, Maine Hoping the ospreys will return in April to the same nest. The juvenile shown in this thread will not be back in 2024 - her first return to the vicinity of their birth place will be in Spring 2025 - provided, of course, she made it to their destination South (could be as far as Central America or even the Northern parts of South America) and survived their time there and the return trip. She hung around the nest the longest - her brother left a good two weeks earlier than she did. Her mother about a month earlier; her dad stayed until she had left - providing her with food until the last minute. I never observed the female juvenile catching any fish - which wouldn't bode well for her trip South unless she learned very quickly. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Some 2023 favorites: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 On 1/1/2024 at 8:04 AM, Dieter Schaefer said: To post from flickr, just grab the image URL from the URL field and post it here - none of their "share options" works here at PN. The BBCode use to be the one to use, but it is not recognized on PN. Thank you Dieter. I updated Chris' post. Hope it is correct now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismitchell Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) Edited January 3 by chrismitchell 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_beretta Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 University of British Columbia endowment lands, from my kitchen window. BIF ... Iona Beach bird sanctuary Quiraing, Isle of Skye BNIF. Lost Lagoon, Vancouver Introvert's delight 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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